The stated figure of less than 5% DNA commonality implies a really extensive divergence. Your reasoning is correct, but in case you'd like to edit, I'll point

The stated figure of less than 5% DNA commonality implies a really extensive divergence. Your reasoning is correct, but in case you'd like to edit, I'll point out that the article wrote, "The scientists determined that T. phoenicis shares less than 95 percent of its genetic sequence with its closest bacterial relative." The figures "less than 95 percent" and "less than 5%" imply very different degrees of similarity.